How to Check PMD's Tourist Forecast Before a Trip to Murree, Kalam or Hunza in Pakistan
PMD's tourist forecast lists storm and landslide risk for northern spots and a 3 day outlook for 14 places. See how to read it before you drive north today.
Short answer: Open weather.gov.pk, go to the Forecast menu and tap Tourist Forecast. PMD posts a short note for tourist places, plus a three day outlook for 14 named spots from Hunza and Kalam to Murree and Quetta. The note issued on 13 October 2026 says landslide risk cannot be ruled out.
Most trip plans in the north fail on one thing: the weather changes between the booking and the drive. The Pakistan Meteorological Department, or PMD, has a page made for travellers. We opened it on 14 October 2026 and read it beside the daily forecast and the weekly outlook. Here is how it works, and where it stops.
The Tourist Forecast page sits in PMD's Forecast menu
On weather.gov.pk, the National Weather Forecasting Centre site, the Forecast menu lists the daily forecast, weekly outlook, three day forecast, tourist forecast and rainfall information. The tourist page is titled "Weather Information for Tourists" and shows an issue date at the top.
Check that date first. When we read it on 14 October, the issue date was 13 October 2026. A tourist note can be a day old, so also open the daily forecast, which was issued at 10:30 am on 14 October.
The page sits beside the daily forecast and weekly outlook. If you want the wider picture for the whole country, read the official sources for the weather forecast first.
The note names the spots at risk and the risk of slides
The 13 October note expects rain, wind and thunderstorm in Murree, Galiyat, Naran, Kaghan, Muzaffarabad, Neelum Valley, Malam Jabba, Kalam, Gilgit and Hunza on Wednesday and Thursday. It adds that landslide risk cannot be ruled out.
It also expects dry weather in Ziarat and its surroundings from Wednesday to Sunday. The note does not give a chance in per cent, so it is a warning to plan around, not a count of how likely rain is.
A landslide is a slide of earth or rock onto a road. Rain makes a slope looser, and a small storm up the valley can close a road below it. See the recent warnings for Murree, Naran and Hunza and for Chitral, Swat and Abbottabad.
Fourteen places have their own three day outlook
The tabs list Hunza, Chitral, Kalam, Gilgit, Saidu Sharif, Malam Jabba, Murree, Rawalakot, Quetta, Mohenjo Daro, Gawadar, Muzaffarabad Airport, Garhi Dopatta and Babusar. Each tab shows humidity, wind speed, visibility and a three day temperature range.
| Item on the page | What it tells you |
|---|---|
| Issue date | Whether the note is today's or older |
| Note for tourist places | Where storms and slide risk are named |
| Place tabs | Humidity, wind speed, visibility, three day range |
| Forecasting officer | The name of the officer who issued it |
The list is short. Naran, Kaghan and the Neelum Valley are named in the note but have no tab of their own. For those, use the province section of the daily forecast, which lists districts by name.
Visibility matters on mountain roads. Low visibility with rain is a reason to wait, even if the road is open.
Read the tourist note with the daily forecast and the road status
The tourist note is short, so use three pages together: the daily forecast for districts, the weekly outlook for the next five days, and the road status for your route. If any one of them says rain, delay the drive or choose a daylight window.
- Open weather.gov.pk and tap Tourist Forecast in the Forecast menu.
- Read the issue date and the names in the note.
- Open your place's tab for the three day range.
- Check the daily forecast for your district and the weekly outlook.
- Check the road status before you leave, and again at your last town.
On 14 October the daily forecast gave Murree 14 to 16 degrees Celsius for Wednesday and Thursday and 17 to 19 on Friday, with isolated storms in Murree and Galiyat on both days. The weekly outlook then shows mostly dry weather from Friday. That can still change.
The road status for Naran, Swat and Chitral tells you if the route is open. For your car, run through the winter trip checklist. If something goes wrong in Gilgit-Baltistan, report a tourist complaint on 1422.
The page has limits you should know
The tourist page gives a forecast, not a road report. It does not say which roads are closed or whether a pass is safe, and it names no chances of rain. Treat it as one input, and ask a local driver or your hotel.
Its details can lag behind the daily forecast. Where they differ, use the newer issue time.
Common questions
Where is PMD's tourist forecast?
On weather.gov.pk, in the Forecast menu under Tourist Forecast. The page is titled Weather Information for Tourists.
Which places does it cover?
It lists 14 tabs, including Hunza, Chitral, Kalam, Gilgit, Saidu Sharif, Malam Jabba, Murree, Rawalakot, Quetta and Babusar. Its note also names Naran, Kaghan and Neelum Valley.
Does it warn about landslides?
Yes, in the note. The 13 October note said the risk cannot be ruled out at tourist destinations.
How often is it updated?
It shows an issue date. We saw 13 October on the 14th, so check the date. We could not confirm the update schedule.
Is it enough to decide on a road trip?
No. Add the daily forecast, the weekly outlook and the road status for your route.
How we verified this
What we checked, where we read it, and what we could not confirm.
Last checked on 14 October 2026, Pakistan time. We read PMD's Tourist Forecast, daily forecast and weekly outlook. We did not test the page on a slow mobile network, and we could not confirm how often the tourist note is reissued.
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